The aftermarket is filled with cool wheels. Some last forever, some crack in your driveway. Why? Our very own, Alan Peltier, explains.

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Great info made easy to understand for all!! Now maybe some guys will stop taking off quality factory Porsche wheels and putting junk in it s place, LOL.

 

Thank for sharing, i want a set soon for my c2s...wheels fanatic.

 

very honest review by the Owner.




Props to HRE for that !

 

Wow great laymans explanation - he is good!

 

Nice job, I have been telling people this stuff for years on many forums. Maybe something like this will finally make people understand how this effects their cars.

 

Not there yet. Frequent threads here and on Rennlist where guys put $1,200 sets of wheels on these cars. I did that too on pre-911 sports cars but wised up. I think you need to spend at least $1,000 per wheel - not for a full set - to get after market wheels that match the rest of a 997's performance and quality.

As good as the HRE presentation was, he didn't mention the difference in the finish between cheap wheels and the more expensive ones. Cheap wheels look great when out of the box but in most cases, the finish will deteriorate quickly. I had a set of HRE P40's on my -09 C4S that I put almost 40,000 miles on and they still looked brand new. (no affiliation)

 

Thank you all!

 

Great video. Thanks.